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secretary clinton was about to come into town for the strategic and economic dialogue. we felt no pressure to resolve this case and get them out of the embassy before she arrived. we had to make sure that he felt comfortable with whatever terms and conditions under which you would leave the embassy. and if not, we're prepared to have him be our guest and reside at the embassy for many many years. at one. he did not agree to the conditions offered by the chinese government. he said no. at that point, we started turning around and focusing on him being a resident for quite some time. >> would that have been possible? >> would have been difficult, but he would not have been able to roam the grounds freely because many parts of it are off-limits, even to some of the workers. who would pay for his, for instance, communications? in the old days you had a telephone, may be a land line, and newspapers. but now you have got the internet. how would he be able to communicate with the outside world? those things were issues that we started investigating, and trying to develop polic
secretary clinton was about to come into town for the strategic and economic dialogue. we felt no pressure to resolve this case and get them out of the embassy before she arrived. we had to make sure that he felt comfortable with whatever terms and conditions under which you would leave the embassy. and if not, we're prepared to have him be our guest and reside at the embassy for many many years. at one. he did not agree to the conditions offered by the chinese government. he said no. at that...
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and then hillary clinton suffers from the immaculate concussion. she doesn't show up to testify and maybe will testify in january. all seems a little too convenient. it is like the tree falls in the forerest no one is there to see it, did it really happen. it seems bizarre. hillary clinton could answer a lot of questions on camera and do a full press conference even if she didn't go to the hill to testify. as long as there are the unanswered questions. >> chris: she has never really answered quids. >> four dead americans and the secretary of state has refused to answer questions at a full-blown press conference or get herself to capitol hill. 2016 politics are coming into play early on this and i think people are not going to forget this. the question is are the people around the world safe today? are they? what about the criminal investigation into the people responsible? why did the fbi take several weeks to get on to the site of benghazi. why were reporters finding journals of the ambassador but we still don't know what the ambassador actually r
and then hillary clinton suffers from the immaculate concussion. she doesn't show up to testify and maybe will testify in january. all seems a little too convenient. it is like the tree falls in the forerest no one is there to see it, did it really happen. it seems bizarre. hillary clinton could answer a lot of questions on camera and do a full press conference even if she didn't go to the hill to testify. as long as there are the unanswered questions. >> chris: she has never really...
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bill clinton was not going to sign the bill. bill clinton was put in a difficult position. so we got it passed. i was the author in the house and the jesse helms was the author in the senate and we worked together on the bill along with my cuban-american brands. >> that regime is still around. at the time, a number of our allies protested the bill. in the rearview mirror, how effective was it overall? do you feel good about that? >> it shows the repression is so strong in cuba, the ability of fidel castro to reach out to some of his "friends" around the world that he has been able to circumvent sanctions. i think we ought to do everything we can to bring freedom to the people of cuba. the helms-burton law was not as effective as i would have liked. >> another issue out you are associated with is autism. how did that get started? >> my grandson was a very normal child. when he was 18 months to two years old, he got nine shots in one day. seven of which had thimerosol, mercury. it is a preservative. never been tested. in 1929 it was tested on the 29 people who had meningitis.
bill clinton was not going to sign the bill. bill clinton was put in a difficult position. so we got it passed. i was the author in the house and the jesse helms was the author in the senate and we worked together on the bill along with my cuban-american brands. >> that regime is still around. at the time, a number of our allies protested the bill. in the rearview mirror, how effective was it overall? do you feel good about that? >> it shows the repression is so strong in cuba, the...
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at hearkens it hearkens back to a proposal in the clinton health care era in allowing people as young as 60 or maybe even 55 at 1.2 by ian at the full actuarial cost. any reaction to that via any of the panelists? >> it makes much less sense given the passage of the affordable care act. i think the issue that had been dealt with previously is that because there are individuals who, for whatever reason, no longer have other sources of insurance coverage in their pre-medicare years, would it be okay to let them buy and on an unsubsidized basis to the medicare pool. we don't have to do that now because we have the affordable care act, which will make insurance via either medicaid or the exchanges available to people in a group setting. so it doesn't mean, you could think about technically doing it that it does not make a lot of sense. >> i totally agree and my first reaction too is such a proposal in today's context would actually make those individuals were soft when it was brought over to the medicare program with the same set of subsidies that would be available to those individuals t
at hearkens it hearkens back to a proposal in the clinton health care era in allowing people as young as 60 or maybe even 55 at 1.2 by ian at the full actuarial cost. any reaction to that via any of the panelists? >> it makes much less sense given the passage of the affordable care act. i think the issue that had been dealt with previously is that because there are individuals who, for whatever reason, no longer have other sources of insurance coverage in their pre-medicare years, would...
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. >> axelrod: nick burns served as a high-ranking dip lo moot in the clinton and george bub administration. ahead, the wedding day for a couple [ sniffs ] i have a cold. [ sniffs ] i took dayquil but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! she keeps you guessing. it's part of what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in
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after the cops in schools program ran out under the clinton administration, local school boards pointed to the police departments. police departments pointed back at the school boards, and those programs ended up being cut. i support them. they're proactive. they're prevention programs, but, you know, we're a roller coaster society. roller coaster public awareness, poll lick policy, and public funding. the question isn't whether sandy hook or columbine or any other incidents are wake-up calls, the question is six mounts or six years down the road will we hit the snooze button and go back to sleep? >> ken trump, questions to be pondered. thank you. >> take care. >>> how do you buy gadgets for people who are kind of leery of gadgets? maybe you probably shouldn't buy them a gadget. chris mass tech gifts from the techno phone on your list. how cool is that thing you see right there? that's next. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ breathes deeply ] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! i'm
after the cops in schools program ran out under the clinton administration, local school boards pointed to the police departments. police departments pointed back at the school boards, and those programs ended up being cut. i support them. they're proactive. they're prevention programs, but, you know, we're a roller coaster society. roller coaster public awareness, poll lick policy, and public funding. the question isn't whether sandy hook or columbine or any other incidents are wake-up calls,...
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clinton has not been seen in public in about two weeks. she's been recuperating at home since suffering a concussion. it happened when she hit her heard during a fainting spell brought on by a stomach virus. >>> overseas now, the united states has temporarily shut down its embassy in the central african republic. rebels advance on the capital and the state department is warning americans to avoid the republic. u.s. citizens already there are told to leave and there are no plans to evacuate u.s. military personnel. >>> now to a terrifying scene for shoppers in friday. if you are afraid of sharks, you may not want to watch this video. this was an indoor tsunami. a huge shark tank burst, sending broken glass and water crashing into onlookers. more than a dozen people were injured. sadly, the sharks did not survive. >> who thought that was a good idea? >>> the economy could suffer a major blow next week if thousands of union dock workers make good on their threat to strike. a walkout would close every port from boston to houston. that means to
clinton has not been seen in public in about two weeks. she's been recuperating at home since suffering a concussion. it happened when she hit her heard during a fainting spell brought on by a stomach virus. >>> overseas now, the united states has temporarily shut down its embassy in the central african republic. rebels advance on the capital and the state department is warning americans to avoid the republic. u.s. citizens already there are told to leave and there are no plans to...
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>> hillary clinton is whether -- she likes it or not, as well, a clinton industrial news complex. everything she does sparks speculation, sparks all of these incredible obsessing over whether it's a positioning for this year or for another year or positioning against somebody. >> right. >> that's something to happen and i think a lot of people looking at whether or not what her preparations look like and to inherit the obama success. >> yeah. you stuck me with the four that none of you picked. joe biden, got to figure out how to navigate the clinton industrial news complex. i like this. news cop plex. angus king, can he be independent? jeb bush. jim demint. do you buy ceo of the conservative movement? >> i think it's very hard for jim demint to go in to -- i think it's many ways sort of like an awo n aol/time warner m. jim demint wouds of the senate and in to something that's in the think tank world. >> more of this. talking 2016 of this. more from the gaggle coming up. six-year itch. it's a bed rom of conventional wisdom. is it a med up thing? we'll let you know whether we think
>> hillary clinton is whether -- she likes it or not, as well, a clinton industrial news complex. everything she does sparks speculation, sparks all of these incredible obsessing over whether it's a positioning for this year or for another year or positioning against somebody. >> right. >> that's something to happen and i think a lot of people looking at whether or not what her preparations look like and to inherit the obama success. >> yeah. you stuck me with the four...
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after having surpluses at the end of the clinton administration, we went into debt almost a decade ago -- deficits almost a decade ago. the problems have gotten more difficult. at the moment, we have some interesting changes. you talk about 30 years since reagan. the country is getting older, so medicare, medicaid, social security costs more, but we have also had a lot of tax cuts. revenue is at the smallest amount since 1950. if we just got revenue back up to historical average, a deficit would be about $500 billion less than a career that is. the problem with that much more smaller. economists would then say that it is not much of a problem. the history is rather sordid, you are right. host: let me go to "the national journal." three reasons why mitch mcconnell will not save the fiscal cliff negotiations. the first one, most importantly, he is missing his dance partner joe biden. he has been kept on the sidelines during negotiations. some republicans think his absence is a sign that the president is not serious about closing a deal. mitch mcconnell is no longer the top republican in
after having surpluses at the end of the clinton administration, we went into debt almost a decade ago -- deficits almost a decade ago. the problems have gotten more difficult. at the moment, we have some interesting changes. you talk about 30 years since reagan. the country is getting older, so medicare, medicaid, social security costs more, but we have also had a lot of tax cuts. revenue is at the smallest amount since 1950. if we just got revenue back up to historical average, a deficit...
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in other words, let the top tax rates expire, go up to bill clinton's 39.6%? why pass that when we know harry reid will kill it in the senate or obama will veto it? why go out on a limb and abandon the idea that republicans never allow a tax hike for something that's just going to be an attempt at a strategic thing? the reason they thought it would fail was because it would involve trying to what i meblamf we went over the fiscal cliff, and republicans don't think the media would accept that narrative. you know better than i would how the media would react but that was the feeling on the republicans' part, they couldn't successfully pin obama with going over the cliff. >> i never speak for the media, i speak only for myself, and i don't know. it's going to depend. you have a column in december that said, john boehner, cat herder. i was thinking the cats got the better of the speaker. what do you think that means for his future? does he remain as speaker? does someone else come in and take over because it's an indication he can't control his own group? >> well,
in other words, let the top tax rates expire, go up to bill clinton's 39.6%? why pass that when we know harry reid will kill it in the senate or obama will veto it? why go out on a limb and abandon the idea that republicans never allow a tax hike for something that's just going to be an attempt at a strategic thing? the reason they thought it would fail was because it would involve trying to what i meblamf we went over the fiscal cliff, and republicans don't think the media would accept that...
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president obama also announcing john kerry to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. president obama credited him with playing a central role in every major foreign policy debate for nearly 30 years and called on the senate to swiftly confirm his nomination. >>> we are waiting for word on the status of this man, the u.s. veteran jailed in mexico on weapons charges after declaring an antique shotgun at the border. his name is john hammer and his family said mexico's ambassador to the u.s. told him he will be released today. anderson, back to you. >> well, that's certainly good news. we talked to his family last week. they were hugely concerned so we'll be following that closely. susan, thanks. there are obviously going to be more funerals in newtown this weekend. another funeral just tomorrow as monsignor weiss is going to be officiating at. many difficult days ahead, but the families who lost loved ones are not alone. so many people around the world are offering support, sharing their pain, promising to remember the sandy hook victims. we'll be right back. this is a f
president obama also announcing john kerry to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. president obama credited him with playing a central role in every major foreign policy debate for nearly 30 years and called on the senate to swiftly confirm his nomination. >>> we are waiting for word on the status of this man, the u.s. veteran jailed in mexico on weapons charges after declaring an antique shotgun at the border. his name is john hammer and his family said mexico's ambassador...
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>> hillary clinton whether she likes it or not as well, is like this clinton industrial news complex. everything she does sparks speculation, sparks all of these incredible obsessing over whether it's a positioning for this year, positioning for another year. positioning against somebody. so i think that's just somebody that will happen. and i think a lot of people will look at whether or not -- what her preparations look like, whether or not she can inherent the obama success. >> so you guys stuck me with the four that none of you picked. joe biden, the guy has to figure out how to navigate the clinton industrial news complex. angus king, the independent, can he actually be an independent? jeb bush who may be the transitional leader of the republican party, whether he likes it or not, and jim demint. do you buy ceo of the conservative movement? >> it's very hard for jim demint to go in -- it's in many ways like this aol/time warner merger. >> harder than you think? >> makes sense on paper, but will he be able to overkocome t constitutional challenges. >> we'll have more of this, talk
>> hillary clinton whether she likes it or not as well, is like this clinton industrial news complex. everything she does sparks speculation, sparks all of these incredible obsessing over whether it's a positioning for this year, positioning for another year. positioning against somebody. so i think that's just somebody that will happen. and i think a lot of people will look at whether or not -- what her preparations look like, whether or not she can inherent the obama success. >>...
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a better job than barack obama did. >> i want to add to the clinton tribute. the most charismatic bill clinton. for stellar performance of the democratic national convention. his 40 minute speech was critical for a second term for barack obama. it redefined the global economic crisis. he described it as a product of republican thinking. no question bubba still has it. wouldn't you say so? >> absolutely. >> he did a good job. >> we will be back after this >>> okay. bummest rap, pat? >> hurricane sandy was caused by global warming. what a croc. >> eleanor? >> i can't let that go by. i'll meet you in the parking lot afterwards. okay. bummest rap scapegoating susan rice on benghazi. >> you don't think she brought it on herself? >> no. >> mark? >> the bummest rap to my mind was the assumption or the allegations that the supreme court on obamacare was acting out of politics and not out of their understanding of the law. >> clarence? >> yeah. i have susan rice on the top of my list. but i'll add and say nate silver's liberal bias proved to be a mythcal because he was
a better job than barack obama did. >> i want to add to the clinton tribute. the most charismatic bill clinton. for stellar performance of the democratic national convention. his 40 minute speech was critical for a second term for barack obama. it redefined the global economic crisis. he described it as a product of republican thinking. no question bubba still has it. wouldn't you say so? >> absolutely. >> he did a good job. >> we will be back after this >>>...
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hillary clinton set to return to work to the state department. s many lawmakers are waiting for clinton to testify in an open hearing about what she knew about the benghazi terror attack. some senators refusing to consider john kerry as her successor until she testifies. a massive form killed at least 16 people so far continues moving across the northeast is expect to do head into canada today. many travelers are trying to get home after the holidays. the storm canceled at least a,000 flights yesterday delayed over 8,000. they saw over a foot of snow. in vermont 21 inches. in arkansas 200,000 homes and businesses lost power. that is your 5@5:00. >>> for the latest on the extreme weather we turn to maria molina. she is tracking another storm this morning. >> another storm system impacting portions of the northeast with more snow as we head into the weekend. thankfully the storm system is not dumping more than 20 dmcinc of snow. current temperatures across the midwest an the plains. it is very cold this morning in places like rapid city. 7 degrees
hillary clinton set to return to work to the state department. s many lawmakers are waiting for clinton to testify in an open hearing about what she knew about the benghazi terror attack. some senators refusing to consider john kerry as her successor until she testifies. a massive form killed at least 16 people so far continues moving across the northeast is expect to do head into canada today. many travelers are trying to get home after the holidays. the storm canceled at least a,000 flights...
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a spokesman says clinton continues to recuperate at home and looks forward to resuming her schedule. she's prepared to step down from her job early next year. >>> and one other note from washington. the head of the environmental protection agency, lisa jackson, announced today that she is stepping down. jackson has led the agency since the beginning of the obama administration. she tangled with congress and even the white house itself, particularly on global warming issues. >>> the other big story tonight, a deadly storm continues to wreak havoc in the northeast this hour. and before it's even over, another storm is already forming with now 65% of the country still covered in snow. the weather channel's eric fisher is in lewiston, maine. good evening to you, eric. >> good evening, natalie. 16 people have been killed by this latest winter storm that brought everything from tornadoes to coastal flooding, hurricane-force wind gusts and nearly 2 feet of snow. certainly has brought plenty of misery for people from texas to maine. today a massive storm moved north, dumping more than a foot
a spokesman says clinton continues to recuperate at home and looks forward to resuming her schedule. she's prepared to step down from her job early next year. >>> and one other note from washington. the head of the environmental protection agency, lisa jackson, announced today that she is stepping down. jackson has led the agency since the beginning of the obama administration. she tangled with congress and even the white house itself, particularly on global warming issues....
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truman, eisenhower, reagan, clinton, and bush. we're including truman because even though he wasn't elected in 1944, he took over after fdr died just three months into his term. nixon is out before he resigned before the second midterm shellacking. let's put up the numbers. in truman's second term, let's take a look here, as you can see, in that midterm in 9050, his democratic party lost 28 seats in the house, 6 in the senate. in ike's second term in 1958, the gop got wiped out, losing 48 house seats, 13 senate seats. reagan, '86, republicans lost 5 seats in the house, 8 seats in the senate. i'll tell you about that in a minute. but it cost republicans control of the senate in the process. president clinton, of course, is the big outlier here, if you'll recall. he didn't lose anything in the second midterm, winning five house seats for his party, staying even in the senate. eight years later, president bush got hammered, losing 30 seats in the house, 6 in the senate, but control of both houses were gone from republicans. a couple
truman, eisenhower, reagan, clinton, and bush. we're including truman because even though he wasn't elected in 1944, he took over after fdr died just three months into his term. nixon is out before he resigned before the second midterm shellacking. let's put up the numbers. in truman's second term, let's take a look here, as you can see, in that midterm in 9050, his democratic party lost 28 seats in the house, 6 in the senate. in ike's second term in 1958, the gop got wiped out, losing 48 house...
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we'll ask our sunday panel about the nomination of john kerry to replace hillary clinton. and, where the investigation of a terror attack that killed four americans goes now. and, our power player of the week, continues in holiday tradition, to show respect for veterans. all, right now, on fox news sunday. ♪ >> chris: and hello, again from fox news in washington. at christmas, people who arnauty get coal in their stock and if the white house and congress don't make a deal in the next nine days to avoid the fiscal cliff we ring in the new year with big tax increases and spending cuts. here to talk about what is going to happen or two leading senators. john barrasso, chairman of the republican policy committee. and, from new york, democrat kent conrad, chairman of the senate budget committee. senators, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thanks for having me. >> chris: before heading to hawaii for christmas the president out a new, stripped-down plan to avert the fiscal cliff. here's what it is, extend the bush tax cuts for people making less than $250,000. extend unemploy
we'll ask our sunday panel about the nomination of john kerry to replace hillary clinton. and, where the investigation of a terror attack that killed four americans goes now. and, our power player of the week, continues in holiday tradition, to show respect for veterans. all, right now, on fox news sunday. ♪ >> chris: and hello, again from fox news in washington. at christmas, people who arnauty get coal in their stock and if the white house and congress don't make a deal in the next...
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secretary of state hillary clinton also pretty popular with 66% approving of her job performance. a little more than half of the people asked feel that both president obama and vice president joe biden are doing a good job. >>> just a few hours you will be able to gamble any time of the day that you want. >> maryland live casino is getting ready to open its doors and once that happens they're going to remain open 24/7. >> abc2 news linda so is there this morning and linda the apartment was empty. casino is empty but it's not going to stay that way for long. >> reporter: no, just a few hours at 8:00 to be exact they'll be opening the doors for good. the lights are so pretty. they're getting ready for a big day today. when the doors open at 8:00 this morning they will stay open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. and let me show you right here by the main entrance. as soon as you walk in come spring all of these machines will actually be moved out of the way for table games. and right over there, to the right, they'll be moving those machines out make way for the blackja
secretary of state hillary clinton also pretty popular with 66% approving of her job performance. a little more than half of the people asked feel that both president obama and vice president joe biden are doing a good job. >>> just a few hours you will be able to gamble any time of the day that you want. >> maryland live casino is getting ready to open its doors and once that happens they're going to remain open 24/7. >> abc2 news linda so is there this morning and linda...
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what about secretary of state hillary clinton? she's recovering from a concussion due to a fall, from a stomach virus, which was nasty and had to postpone her testimony on capitol hill, about what she knows about the deadly benghazi assault. in the meantime, according to a fox news poll, 59% of americans approve of her job performance an 29% disapprove and judge jeanine pirro is the host of justice with judge jeannine, polling data suggests at least so far on this issue of benghazi, the buck may stop with her, as she said. but she's teflon. >> you know what is interesting, gregg, since the mainstream media has not kovrd covered this issue, i'm not surprised the numbers are as good as they amost of the mainstream media has not told the american public what is going on and you get your news from them you will not know. this is what i love about this. you have her commissioning the accountability review board and it gives you the ability, last month, to say i can't talk about this, because -- >> gregg: under investigation. >> there's
what about secretary of state hillary clinton? she's recovering from a concussion due to a fall, from a stomach virus, which was nasty and had to postpone her testimony on capitol hill, about what she knows about the deadly benghazi assault. in the meantime, according to a fox news poll, 59% of americans approve of her job performance an 29% disapprove and judge jeanine pirro is the host of justice with judge jeannine, polling data suggests at least so far on this issue of benghazi, the buck...
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it is in clinton's convention acceptance, they ran a film, the man from hope. this little small town in southwestern arkansas, the simplicity of rural life and in fact he's from hot springs, a completely different place, much more cosmopolitan and complex with a darker side. the obama story is that people so far his coquette to want to sir and of the story of barack obama senior and his father takes place somewhere else and that's where the african section of this book will start. >> host: two final questions. we want to introduce our viewers to [inaudible] >> guest: leo you could not make out. he belongs in some kind of african john cover a novel. he is 73 years old. he walks around this menacing club. he's got a depot into a cinema and seems to know everybody in africa. the form president of tanzania to idi amin the dictator of uganda back in the 70s and 80s to everybody in kenya. he traveled with us. we met him yesterday had three or four hours of fascinating discussions and then traveled with us today in the morning. he was very close to barack obama senior
it is in clinton's convention acceptance, they ran a film, the man from hope. this little small town in southwestern arkansas, the simplicity of rural life and in fact he's from hot springs, a completely different place, much more cosmopolitan and complex with a darker side. the obama story is that people so far his coquette to want to sir and of the story of barack obama senior and his father takes place somewhere else and that's where the african section of this book will start. >>...
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. >>> since you brought up kerry here, he has been nominated to succeed hillary clinton. so if he is confirmed, fawn action what will happen to his senate seat? >> i think that's what the republicans are eyeing that seat with a bit of hope. it's not entirely clear that scott brown will be returning, but certainly it's an option that perhaps for the republicans to have an additional seat in the senate, but there's no guarantee of that? >> i want to pay a bit of sound here from ben affleck. >> one never knows. i'm not one to get into conjecture. i do have a great fonds in and administration for the big business in this country. it's a big deal to been on this show which i've watched too much. right now i'm being happy being involved from the outside. we have affleck, but also kennedy being brought up. >> the late senator's son is being talked about as a potential candidate. he could very well run, though he's never run for office before. obviously his name is golden in the bay state. three members of congress as well, some who have been there no decades, waiting for one of
. >>> since you brought up kerry here, he has been nominated to succeed hillary clinton. so if he is confirmed, fawn action what will happen to his senate seat? >> i think that's what the republicans are eyeing that seat with a bit of hope. it's not entirely clear that scott brown will be returning, but certainly it's an option that perhaps for the republicans to have an additional seat in the senate, but there's no guarantee of that? >> i want to pay a bit of sound here...
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clinton agreed to testify on capitol hill next month on the benghazi terror attack on our u.s. consulate there. joining me now, former u.n. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton and a fox news contributor. good to have you with us this afternoon. secretary clinton is still recovering from her illness and of course will prevent her from travelling abroad, but it will allow her to testify next month in an open congressional hearing on the september 11th attack on benghazi. what do you think her testimony will reveal about the events leading up to the attack, during and afterwards? >> of course, it depends on how well the hearings are prepared by members of congress, they need to give up their opening statements, they need to ask questions, not make their own statements. they need to coordinate to divide up responsibility because this is, this is an opportunity that's only going to come once and if they're making their own statements or duplicating their questions we're going to find out a lot less. i think the areas of inquiry fall into three categories, number one, what
clinton agreed to testify on capitol hill next month on the benghazi terror attack on our u.s. consulate there. joining me now, former u.n. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton and a fox news contributor. good to have you with us this afternoon. secretary clinton is still recovering from her illness and of course will prevent her from travelling abroad, but it will allow her to testify next month in an open congressional hearing on the september 11th attack on benghazi. what do you...
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. >> i think secretary clinton is a big supporter of those solar cook stoves and those other things to do that at a reasonable cost. let's have our next question. yes. >> i'm warren linney from kiara solar. and i just want to thank you for your courage. i've been arrested a few times for these issues as well. it's worth it. my question is, i wanna know if you're aware of any council of engineers and scientists that are evaluating and prioritizing the various low carbon technologies, and also the ones that maybe will pull out enough carbon from the air and--like carbon engineering, global thermostat, in order to have a priority of funding these, and do you know of any fund that's being ready to, you know, save life on the planet as well. >> well, you see, those studies are academic. you know, so we had this nice paper, one called wedges, which said, you know, we can -- there's this wedge that could reduce our carbon 10% or 5% and there's this wedge should do five more and then there's this wedge five more. so they list a whole bunch of technologies that might reduce the carbon emissions
. >> i think secretary clinton is a big supporter of those solar cook stoves and those other things to do that at a reasonable cost. let's have our next question. yes. >> i'm warren linney from kiara solar. and i just want to thank you for your courage. i've been arrested a few times for these issues as well. it's worth it. my question is, i wanna know if you're aware of any council of engineers and scientists that are evaluating and prioritizing the various low carbon technologies,...
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clinton was like that. ronald reagan did that too. is that what this president is missing? >> it is, his strategy has been to stay out of the fray this weekend because he wants the blame to be on congress, which has about a 10% approval, versus his 55% approval. the president a not good and arm twisting. he knows he won the election and has public opinion on his side. he believes sooner or later the republicans will cave. >> here's the beef. republicans say you want $600 billion in new spending, which would absolutely negate the 600 billion-dollar in new tax revenue, so this doesn't -- this is a deal that's got no beef. where's the peeve? it doesn't attack -- beef? it doesn't attack debt and deficit. >> they're raising taxes and increasing spending. this is how we get into this mess. i can't believe this is the proposal to start fixing the problem. it's irrational. i think what the democrats are doing is they're trying to balance this on the back of small business owners, which is a stupid thing to do when the economy is in a downturn and holding out at the same time to pro
clinton was like that. ronald reagan did that too. is that what this president is missing? >> it is, his strategy has been to stay out of the fray this weekend because he wants the blame to be on congress, which has about a 10% approval, versus his 55% approval. the president a not good and arm twisting. he knows he won the election and has public opinion on his side. he believes sooner or later the republicans will cave. >> here's the beef. republicans say you want $600 billion in...
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current secretary of state hillary clinton is stepping down in january.u-n ambassador susan rice was reportedly on the short list, but took herself off it, citing a "lengthy, disruptive, and costly" confirmation process after republicans took issue with her remarks on the deadly benghazi attack killed 4 americans in libya. >> and after the president's busy day. he and the first family are now heading for hawaii. the president, first lady and their two daughters boarded air force one at joint base andrews in maryland earlier tonight. mr. obama plans to return to washington after christmas to continue working on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. >> a blizzard is pounding the upper midwest, causing havoc on the roads and leaving thousands of residents without electricity. the national weather service has blizzard and winter storm warnings in effect through at least tomorrow night. here's a look at the near whiteout conditions in williamsburg, iowa. the high winds are expected to continue overnight. the blizzard conditions stretch from nebraska up through southern wisconsin. >> coming up
current secretary of state hillary clinton is stepping down in january.u-n ambassador susan rice was reportedly on the short list, but took herself off it, citing a "lengthy, disruptive, and costly" confirmation process after republicans took issue with her remarks on the deadly benghazi attack killed 4 americans in libya. >> and after the president's busy day. he and the first family are now heading for hawaii. the president, first lady and their two daughters boarded air force...
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sometimes to a fault, so i think that what i would hope would happen, and i think secretary clinton is particularly well positioned to do this, is to have a candid and full airing of all of the questions, and say where mistakes were made. we forget this now. there was a moment with the 9/11 report and 9/11 commission where my sense is that the country began to feel a little better, because we felt like we were being told the truth. being told the truth is best as we know it. and i think that's what should happen here. there wasn't enough security, that was a mistake. political leader who's admit mistakes i think do much better than political leaders that don't. i don't think it would hurt secretary clinton's presidential bid at all to talk about what happened as clearly as possible. anyone who is going to vote against hillary clinton because of benghazi was not a swing voter. >> yeah. >> and as the father of daughters, i very much want her to be in the mix. i think the icon ing ograhy is . my son came to me when we were having another girl and said we're going to be outnumbered and i d
sometimes to a fault, so i think that what i would hope would happen, and i think secretary clinton is particularly well positioned to do this, is to have a candid and full airing of all of the questions, and say where mistakes were made. we forget this now. there was a moment with the 9/11 report and 9/11 commission where my sense is that the country began to feel a little better, because we felt like we were being told the truth. being told the truth is best as we know it. and i think that's...
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. >> the best idea was hillary clinton's decision to turn down the request that she go on weekend talk shows following the benghazi attack. she left that honor to susan rice, who proceeded to strangulate her career. okay, worst idea of 2012. >> worst idea is jill kelley's decision to get her fbi friend to look into those nasty emails she was getting from some woman up here in d.c., named paula broadwell. finished off, caused a whole scandal. >> romney's call for self- deportation of illegal people in the country. >> newt gingrich's proposal to establish a moon colony. >> was he serious about that? >> that's very good former cong reynolds, now is running for jesse jackson's new seat. >> apple maps into the iphone 5 in order to compete with the sales of google. while the sales of iphones were strong. the apple maps were a bomb. people got lost. sorry to see you go, pat? >> neil armstrong. american astronaut, first man on the moon, american hero. >> the print edition of news week. >> susan. >> representative allen west, who lost his bid. he was a bold conservative not afraid to buck the l
. >> the best idea was hillary clinton's decision to turn down the request that she go on weekend talk shows following the benghazi attack. she left that honor to susan rice, who proceeded to strangulate her career. okay, worst idea of 2012. >> worst idea is jill kelley's decision to get her fbi friend to look into those nasty emails she was getting from some woman up here in d.c., named paula broadwell. finished off, caused a whole scandal. >> romney's call for self-...
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as we know, secretary clinton is the most traveled secretary of state. does this mean that he'll be traveling more and what will his perception be of the key regions of the world that we are now watching. we're talking about the middle east and, of course, asia. what's the perception of him? >> well, he has an excellent reputation. as i said, he was a presidential candidate. he almost became president. he's traveled extense ofly as chairman of foreign relations. he fixed a problem, a serious problem we had in afghanistan with president karzai. he knows the middle east. >> what are the style differences when you look at secretary clinton and perhaps secretary kerry if he takes on that job? >> well, both are going to have to -- both travel enormously. i suspect secretary kerry would travel enormously. they are both very scholarly, substantive, serious people. they're also politicians. they've been elected to major offices in the state and they know how to deal with people and they know how to deal with the bureaucracy. they know how to deal with the congre
as we know, secretary clinton is the most traveled secretary of state. does this mean that he'll be traveling more and what will his perception be of the key regions of the world that we are now watching. we're talking about the middle east and, of course, asia. what's the perception of him? >> well, he has an excellent reputation. as i said, he was a presidential candidate. he almost became president. he's traveled extense ofly as chairman of foreign relations. he fixed a problem, a...
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i know secretary clinton is leading. >> the buck always stops at the top. that is the harry truman sign. that is why these additional questions need to be answered, and those who are given the responsibility, as the secretary of the state was, as the director of the cia was, these responsibilities must be placed at the position of responsibility. being a cabinet secretary or secretary of state or secretary of defense, they have a lot of nice things would go along with having those jobs come, and along with those nice things like limousines and ticket -- secret service also goes the responsibility and accountability to the american people. so far, as was pointed out by my two colleagues, we have seen deputy secretaries help-- held responsibility. what did the president know? what was he doing? what did the secretary of state know before, during, and after, because the american people are clearly deceived after the murder of these four brave americans for an incredibly long period of time, and inexplicably long period of time. >> i would point out -- we shoul
i know secretary clinton is leading. >> the buck always stops at the top. that is the harry truman sign. that is why these additional questions need to be answered, and those who are given the responsibility, as the secretary of the state was, as the director of the cia was, these responsibilities must be placed at the position of responsibility. being a cabinet secretary or secretary of state or secretary of defense, they have a lot of nice things would go along with having those jobs...
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. >> best campaigner for a guy not even running, bill clinton. best comic relief, joe biden. best trend in political reporter, the big bump in fact checks even though the candidate pretty much ignored them. vp candidate paul ryan. >> there was a lot of googling about what does paul ryan think about the economy. the number one was paul ryan shirtless. >> worst way to show your true colors. the guy who had the romney/ryan logo tattooed on his face. hey pal, ever hear of bumper stickers? best fund-raising. both sides stuffed their piggy banks until they squealed. total amount raised by the parties and their supporters, nearly $6 billion or enough to hire 3,600 extra teachers for ten years. just saying. worst running mates, other republican candidates who crushed their hopes about taking the senate with comments about women, rape and abortion. not that democrats exactly thrilled america either. worst thing in all of politics once again this year, the united states congress, which according to gallup americans trust just slightly more than car dealers. >> the good thing for congre
. >> best campaigner for a guy not even running, bill clinton. best comic relief, joe biden. best trend in political reporter, the big bump in fact checks even though the candidate pretty much ignored them. vp candidate paul ryan. >> there was a lot of googling about what does paul ryan think about the economy. the number one was paul ryan shirtless. >> worst way to show your true colors. the guy who had the romney/ryan logo tattooed on his face. hey pal, ever hear of bumper...
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president obama also announcing john kerry to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. senator kerry currently chairs the foreign relations committee. president obama credited him with playing a central role in every major foreign policy debate for nearly 30 years and called on the senate to swiftly confirm his nomination. the u.s. marine veteran jailed in mexico on weapons charges is back in the u.s. tonight. his release comes from his mother. he was arrested four months ago after declaring an antique shotgun at the border. mexican authorities said the weapon did not comply with their gun laws. anderson. >> there are obviously going to be more funerals in newtown this weekend. another funeral just tomorrow as monsignor weiss is going to be officiating at. many difficult days ahead, but the families who lost loved ones are not alone. so many are promising to remember the sandy hook victims. we'll be right back. [ bells tolling ] >>> church bells on what was a raw and rainy december morning this morning. a reminder that life can change in an instant. horribly and forever
president obama also announcing john kerry to replace hillary clinton as secretary of state. senator kerry currently chairs the foreign relations committee. president obama credited him with playing a central role in every major foreign policy debate for nearly 30 years and called on the senate to swiftly confirm his nomination. the u.s. marine veteran jailed in mexico on weapons charges is back in the u.s. tonight. his release comes from his mother. he was arrested four months ago after...
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hillary clinton set to return to work next week. she's been out for three weeks with a stomach virus and concussion. she missed her date to testify on what she knew about the benghazi attack. earlier jeff duncan said the american still have questions for her. >> we want to know what happened leading up to benghazi, what happened the night of the attack, why certain assets weren't brought to bear to rescue four americans that lost their lives there. and ultimately what happened in the aftermath with the obama administration and their intent to mislead the american people. >> juliet: some senators reportedly refusing to confirm john kerry as her successor until clinton testifies. >>> brand-new photos showed north korea has repaired flooding damage at its nuclear test facility and could launch its next missile test in as little as two weeks. that's the analysis of the u.s.-korea institute at johns hopkins. report says there is still water streaming out of a tunnel this which could post problems. >>> could the answer to adam lanza's ram
hillary clinton set to return to work next week. she's been out for three weeks with a stomach virus and concussion. she missed her date to testify on what she knew about the benghazi attack. earlier jeff duncan said the american still have questions for her. >> we want to know what happened leading up to benghazi, what happened the night of the attack, why certain assets weren't brought to bear to rescue four americans that lost their lives there. and ultimately what happened in the...
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. >> secretary clinton was not able to make it to the white house at all. she is still recovering from the same connell cuss that is preventing her from testifying to dade about what she knew about the raid in benghazi. >>> to egypt now and the new constitution there likely to win approval today in the final round ovoting, but that does not mean that there wouldn't be trouble. the fight over president morsi's power turned some former allies into enemies. now they are pushing for are harder islamic rule. >> i'm going to say yes. because over 90% of the articles of the constitution and i'm totally convinced it that has some points that in don't agree with totally but, again, they can be changed later on in parliament. >> the egyptian vice president resigned today which was not a surprise. what was a little unexpected was that he did it before the vote was over. >>> north korea's leader called for more powerful rockets for hires country. it's the first time he has explicitly named that goal and publicly. north korea says it wants to build a satellite program,
. >> secretary clinton was not able to make it to the white house at all. she is still recovering from the same connell cuss that is preventing her from testifying to dade about what she knew about the raid in benghazi. >>> to egypt now and the new constitution there likely to win approval today in the final round ovoting, but that does not mean that there wouldn't be trouble. the fight over president morsi's power turned some former allies into enemies. now they are pushing for...
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>> bill clinton signed, you know -- >> clinton, who progressives like. >> it was a very different time in gay rights. >> and the issue on israel, what did he say, he's not a senator from israel? have we gotten to the point you can't say that? he's a republican, we're not going to agree with everything he says. >> he was against sanctions in iran. there's a real difference in iran policy, but look again, it's a symbolic fight between neoconservatives and people who hate neoconservatives and they are itching to fight each other and he's become the fight. obama made the decision, obama's going to make the decision. people are getting too worked up about the person who really isn't going to make the decision. >> jonathan gets the last word on this. >>> we're moving from iranian sapgss and the carter administration to something a bit more fun, believe it or not. coming up, angry teddy bear, steady eddie, those are all coined nicknames in 2012 for the presidential candidates. we'll look back at the rest of the best on "now." mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943
>> bill clinton signed, you know -- >> clinton, who progressives like. >> it was a very different time in gay rights. >> and the issue on israel, what did he say, he's not a senator from israel? have we gotten to the point you can't say that? he's a republican, we're not going to agree with everything he says. >> he was against sanctions in iran. there's a real difference in iran policy, but look again, it's a symbolic fight between neoconservatives and people who...
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newt gingrich weighing in on hillary clinton. what about that one? >> is this going to come at the end of his second term with a moon colony? you know. newt gingrich coming to hillary clinton's defense, i suppose we shouldn't be surprised. i'm still going to have a head-wrenching moment because wasn't he the guy who had something to do with impeachment? it's nice that he's gone back to his olympian position of musing on the state of politics. he couldn't really predict his own politics in his own primary very well. it's true that people might try and throw rocks at her. i just think stepping out of the washington fray means that she doesn't need to deal with this right now. so in terms of her own position, it's not like she's a nominee. she has to deal with congress. she doesn't even -- she managed to dodge the whole situation on benghazi pretty well for herself. you know, the tougher questions are being faced by her old foe, the president right now, who's in this incredibly difficult position. and losing stwo nominees is not a small thing. it does i
newt gingrich weighing in on hillary clinton. what about that one? >> is this going to come at the end of his second term with a moon colony? you know. newt gingrich coming to hillary clinton's defense, i suppose we shouldn't be surprised. i'm still going to have a head-wrenching moment because wasn't he the guy who had something to do with impeachment? it's nice that he's gone back to his olympian position of musing on the state of politics. he couldn't really predict his own politics in...
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., clinton, they all had unfairs. what do you say to that? >> well, i don't think the idea -- the problem is that general petraeus had an affair. i think the idea and the big problem is that he was director of the cia and he walked into right into one of the most blackmailable situations you can have. it's good the u.s. found out about it before the russians or chinese. it's not that he's a general messing around, and according to the code of the justice that's not allowed. >> teetering on the edge of the fiscal cliff with just 36 days to go until tax increases kick, in the white house and congress are playing a high stakes game of let's make a deal. >> only in america believes there has to be this what i believe to be really farce ical now surely -- the nature of the world is very fast moving, america has huge economic problems, heading for another fiscal cliff, everyone laughing at you from afenway park the american public sick and tired of all the games going on and there are you, grover norquist, a very bright guy still resolutely saying
., clinton, they all had unfairs. what do you say to that? >> well, i don't think the idea -- the problem is that general petraeus had an affair. i think the idea and the big problem is that he was director of the cia and he walked into right into one of the most blackmailable situations you can have. it's good the u.s. found out about it before the russians or chinese. it's not that he's a general messing around, and according to the code of the justice that's not allowed. >>...
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and if confirmed the senator will succeed hillary clinton who is set to step down next month. she missed today's announcement as she recovers from a concussion. i'm marianne rafferty. now, our hannity christmas special continues right after the break. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >> sean: welcome back. the holidays are often a time when we realize how important family friends and community are to our lives. one man who knows that more than any one else is army sergeant joe pave ram. ainsley earhardt traveled to get it amazing story. >> it started out like any other in southern iraq. two days away from returning home to the states this sergeant volunteered to join some other soldiers in it pulling last minute guard duty. >> about 300-meters in front of me was the vehicle that sergeant tavera and the other soldiers were ridin
and if confirmed the senator will succeed hillary clinton who is set to step down next month. she missed today's announcement as she recovers from a concussion. i'm marianne rafferty. now, our hannity christmas special continues right after the break. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a...
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clinton is preparing to step down as secretary of state in the coming weeks. >>> this morning, two of the three men accused of brutally beating a capitol hill man this summer will be in court. police say tommy branch and sunny kuti attacked and robbed thomas maslin in august. maslin suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma nearly two months. the third suspect, michael moore, waived his right to a hearing. >>> this morning, four children, one as yun as 12, face charges for carjacking. the virginia couple was outside their home in manassas wednesday night when the group held them at gunpoint. when police caught up to them, a 13-year-old girl was behind wheel. the suspects tried to get away leaving the minivan in drive which sent the van into a pillar in a mcdonald's drive through. the group took the couple's rent money and a new tablet computer just purchased for their daughter. >>> 6:34 right now. a malfunctioning furn mass is to blame for a massive fire that destroyed an apartment complex earlier this week. now, we're hearing the 91 calls for help as people watched the fire
clinton is preparing to step down as secretary of state in the coming weeks. >>> this morning, two of the three men accused of brutally beating a capitol hill man this summer will be in court. police say tommy branch and sunny kuti attacked and robbed thomas maslin in august. maslin suffered a traumatic brain injury and was in a coma nearly two months. the third suspect, michael moore, waived his right to a hearing. >>> this morning, four children, one as yun as 12, face...
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. >> clinton lowered the capital gains tax and because of that a huge boom in the stock market. >> the tax cuts barely passed at the early part of 2000. why didn't they make them permanent and we could have avoid this had kind of discussion? >> tax policies extremely difficult. they put it through the so-called reconciliation process, which doesn't require 60 votes. reconciliation laws, sunset after ten years, they're not permanent and that's why this one is sunsetting, rather than having done a, you know, a long-term tax reform bill. and tax reform is very difficult. >> why can't we get sunsetting on spending, and no sunsetting on tax cuts. we shouldn't be, that's what we should be sunsetting are the spending bills. we should be talking about wind energy that needs to be sunsetted, soon. you bring up the side of the cliff that no one talks about. the sequester, the automatic spending reduction, i don't think it would be a bad thing if washington took the sequester and showed that they could cut spending. >> because we have a never budget balancing act going on with the journalist poin
. >> clinton lowered the capital gains tax and because of that a huge boom in the stock market. >> the tax cuts barely passed at the early part of 2000. why didn't they make them permanent and we could have avoid this had kind of discussion? >> tax policies extremely difficult. they put it through the so-called reconciliation process, which doesn't require 60 votes. reconciliation laws, sunset after ten years, they're not permanent and that's why this one is sunsetting, rather...